Evanesce Like the Morning Dew #2

📍 The Xianzhou Luofu Cloudford

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Banxia
Banxia
Liangmu... I must see him!
Bailu
Bailu
Banxia, your symptoms are getting worse... I have some soothing tonic in my gourd. Would you like some before we set off?
Banxia
Banxia
Thanks, Lady Bailu... but we can't delay any longer.
Options
Isn't Cloudford a dock?
Is this really the best place for the sick?
Banxia
Banxia
I told Liangmu to hide in a Cloudford shipping container.— I couldn't let the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus find him.
Options
Why would the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus know him?
Banxia
Banxia
Because I promised Liangmu I'd bring him an elixir of immortality... to make him one of the people of the Xianzhou, like me.
Bailu
Bailu
You know that's one of the Xianzhou's Ten Unpardonable Sins, right?
Banxia
Banxia
Yes... but I knew nothing about the treachery of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus back then. I only knew that people in the Alchemy Commission were involved in ancient, clandestine medicines.
Banxia
Banxia
But I was wrong. It wasn't a blessing of immortality, not even a poor imitation...
Bailu
Bailu
...They were turning humans into monsters, weren't they...
Banxia
Banxia
Short-life species are expendable to those maniacs — they use them in experiments to develop their medicines.
Banxia
Banxia
I don't have much time left, and I only have one solution left...
Options
The Healer Lady.
The short girlie carrying a gourd around.
Banxia
Banxia
That's right.
Bailu
Bailu
Hey!
Banxia
Banxia
...Hehe, that's right.
Banxia
Banxia
Lady Bailu, you still remember our deal, right?
Bailu
Bailu
You help me escape the Alchemy Commission, I save your sweetheart.
Banxia
Banxia
Thank you, Lady Bailu. The place we arranged to meet up is ahead. Let's go.

Go to the first meet-up point

One is an obsessed nurse, and the other a patient seeking medicine. She bumped into him too many times to say that it isn't destiny. Help Banxia treat her sweetheart and put this saga to rest.
Find the Outworlder wanted by the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. Hopefully he's hanging on.
Banxia
Banxia
I can't... I can't forget him... I must get there.
Bailu
Bailu
This is bad. She's starting to lose touch with reality.
Bailu
Bailu
The soothing tonic might not work anymore. This calls for... shock treatment!
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Banxia
Banxia
How can that be? Where is he? We agreed to meet here...
Banxia
Banxia
M—My head... How can that be?
Bailu
Bailu
{NICKNAME}, let her rest here for a while. I'll think of something.
Bailu
Bailu
...Try not to move, Banxia.
Banxia
Banxia
B—But he's not here. We still need to find him...
Bailu
Bailu
Nurse! Get a hold of yourself!
Banxia
Banxia
...!
Bailu
Bailu
Doctor's orders!
Bailu
Bailu
{NICKNAME}, can you see if there are any clues nearby? I don't think Banxia's sweetheart would leave for no reason.
Options
Leave it to me.
Maybe something bad happened to him...
dO yOu GuYs NoT hAvE pHoNeS?
Bailu
Bailu
Hey, we've got company, remember!?
Bailu
Bailu
...Are you talking about jade abacuses? We escaped the Alchemy Commission in a hurry — didn't have time to bring them.
Bailu
Bailu
Leave the patient to me — I'm the Healer Lady of the Alchemy Commission, after all!

Search for clues left by the patient within the area

As the journey goes on, Banxia's Mara-struck symptoms begin to emerge. Her sweetheart is nowhere to be seen, maybe clues can be found nearby.
Maybe that person got into some trouble, both the Cloud Knights and Disciples of Sanctus Medicus would never let him off the hook.
{NICKNAME}
{NICKNAME}
(Let's start with this area and see if we can find any clues nearby.)
Investigate
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Liangmu's Message (I)
{NICKNAME}
{NICKNAME}
(It looks like Banxia's sweetheart was tracked by the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and had to switch location.)
{NICKNAME}
{NICKNAME}
(I should go and tell Banxia and Bailu.)

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Bailu
Bailu
What's Liangmu like?
Banxia
Banxia
He's much more interesting than a long-life species...
Bailu
Bailu
Tell me, what do you remember...
Listen
Bailu
Bailu
Stay still... this ointment will help.
Banxia
Banxia
There was a day when all the other patients were lying in bed, but I found him painting a forest. I told him he was supposed to be resting.
Banxia
Banxia
He said, "I want to see the vast forests of Vonwacq one day... and to make a dream a reality, you must paint an invisible future. I must get well by any means, even if it means jail or exile."
Banxia
Banxia
I never had anything I wanted to do. I just got on with my nursing work, day in and day out.
Banxia
Banxia
Sometimes I'd feel like a century was a pointless, trivial blink of an eye... and that it wouldn't matter if it was all over by the next blink.
Banxia
Banxia
I wasn't interested in anything that had happened to me up to then — the things I'd experienced. None of it mattered...
Banxia
Banxia
...but the moment I heard Liangmu's words, I suddenly felt sad. A person shouldn't feel that way about their life... They shouldn't be indifferent to the time they own.
Banxia
Banxia
Liangmu... he opened my eyes. He was like a shining star.
Bailu
Bailu
Sorry, I don't quite understand this feeling.
Banxia
Banxia
My lady... why do you always run away from the Alchemy Commission? Don't you like treating people?
Bailu
Bailu
I... It's true I was born with a gift for healing... but as for whether I like it or not, I couldn't tell you.
Bailu
Bailu
I've been studying medicine for as long as I can remember. Nobody's ever asked me whether I like it. Those old Vidyadhara fools don't care, and neither do I.
Bailu
Bailu
Treating others is like eating and drinking for me. I don't have any feeling towards it. If I had to choose, I think I'd say I hate it...
Bailu
Bailu
But I like it when someone gets better after I treat them! So you need to pull yourself together!
Banxia
Banxia
Argh... I think... I can understand you...

Give Bailu the clues you found

You found a notebook. Give it to Bailu, then formulate a plan.
It looks like Banxia's sweetheart was tracked by the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and had to switch location.
Bailu
Bailu
What happened? Did you find any clues?
Options
(Hand over the note you picked up.)
Banxia
Banxia
*coughing* ...The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus already had their eye on this place?
Banxia
Banxia
*sigh* I just hope he's okay. Let's... keep walking...
Bailu
Bailu
No way. Do you know how bad your condition is? Don't worry, I'll find Liangmu and treat him. {NICKNAME}, send Banxia back to the apothecary in Starskiff Haven.
Banxia
Banxia
No, I know exactly how bad my condition is. That's why I've changed my mind... I want to see him one last time.
Banxia
Banxia
You'll help me, right?
Bailu
Bailu
...
Banxia
Banxia
{NICKNAME}, I have a favor to ask you. You've seen for yourself how dangerous the mara-struck can be. If the time comes... please protect the Dragon Lady.
Options
I'll do what I must.
Banxia
Banxia
...Thank you, I'm glad to hear you say that.

Follow the clues and go to the next meet-up point

One is an obsessed nurse, and the other a patient seeking medicine. She bumped into him too many times to say that it isn't destiny. Meet up with him at the next location.
There are more and more Disciples of Sanctus Medicus around, be careful.
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Bailu
Bailu
I caught sight of a lot of disciples in the area just now.
Banxia
Banxia
I'm a traitor to them... They won't stand idly by if they lay eyes on me.
Banxia
Banxia
If you can't fend them off... Just let me go with them...
Bailu
Bailu
...Does one traitor require so many people?
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Liangmu's Message (II)
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Options
Don't even think about it.
Am I invisible to you or what?
Please spare me!
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Combat

Bailu
Bailu
(This Ten-Lords Commission judge packs a punch! But Banxia, you—)
Banxia
Banxia
(Shh, if she notices my symptoms, she won't hesitate.)
Xueyi
Xueyi
Why are the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus pursuing you?
Options
We're just passing tourists.
We're an Alchemy Commission rescue squad.
Xueyi
Xueyi
Tourists?
Xueyi
Xueyi
I only see two of you in Alchemy Commission attire.
Xueyi
Xueyi
You, girl — raise your head. You have a wandering look in your eyes... A mara-struck look, perhaps?
Bailu
Bailu
H—Help us, Miss Judge! We only just managed to escape before the delves were locked down... Those evil men have been chasing us — this nurse is so scared she can barely stand!
Xueyi
Xueyi
...
Cloud Knights Soldier
Cloud Knights Soldier
Madam Xueyi, the remnants of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus have been found in the southwest of Cloudford!
Xueyi
Xueyi
This place isn't secure. You should leave immediately.
Xueyi
Xueyi
Soldiers! See them on their way!
System
System
Under escort of the Cloud Knights, you were taken to a safer place in Cloudford.
Bailu
Bailu
That's the strangest judge I've ever come across... Banxia, are you alright?
Banxia
Banxia
Ha... phew... I made it this far... I won't go back without seeing him one last time.
Bailu
Bailu
...Let's go this way and see if we can avoid those Cloud Knights.

Bypass the Cloud Knights and go to the next meet-up point

You got misidentified as a lost citizen by the Ten-Lords Commission, fortunately Banxia's Mara-struck symptoms were not exposed. Move on.
Banxia is on her last straw, but she should still have a chance to see her loved one a final time.
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Bailu
Bailu
There are Cloud Knights and Disciples of Sanctus Medicus over there.
Banxia
Banxia
...We don't have time for them.

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Cloud Knights Soldier
Cloud Knights Soldier
There are armed villains up ahead. If you're not on duty here, return to the city for your own safety.
Banxia
Banxia
*groaning*
Banxia
Banxia
He's right behind that door... We're almost there.
Bailu
Bailu
But there are Cloud Knights stationed there... Wait, I have an idea.
Options
About time we taught some roadblocks a lesson.
Can't we just bribe them?
Anyone got a good tear-jerker?
Bailu
Bailu
Hey! Don't cause a commotion or the judge will be on our case again for sure!
Bailu
Bailu
Cloud Knights are well-disciplined — you'll just get yourself arrested.
Bailu
Bailu
We don't have time for storytelling...
Bailu
Bailu
...Didn't we pass some soldiers resting on the way over here? Y'know, the place where the Cloud Knights and Disciples of Sanctus Medicus fought...
Options
Can we wear the Cloud Knights' armor?
Bailu
Bailu
You said it, not me!
Bailu
Bailu
Hmm, a spot of emergency treatment in exchange for some armor. Sounds fair to me!
Banxia
Banxia
...Let's do what Lady Bailu suggested.

Look around for and change into Cloud Knights' armor

It's not the greatest idea, but it's an idea. Go look for Cloud Knights' equipment.
The armor is tightly sealed, no one would be able to tell the species and gender expression of an individual wearing them, what a find.
Investigate
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Options
We need to escort her back to the Alchemy Commission.
She's a dragon child.
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Cloud Knights Soldier
Cloud Knights Soldier
There are armed villains up ahead. If you're not on duty here, return to the city for your own safety.

Bailu
Bailu
How was that? Wasn't my acting amazing? Let me tell you, a performance like that requires a lot of temper-tantrum practice!
Options
That was incredible.
That was embarrassing.
Bailu
Bailu
Uh-huh!
Bailu
Bailu
Hey!
Bailu
Bailu
If I hadn't pretended to cry, you wouldn't have got through the sentry post.
Bailu
Bailu
By the way, what's taking Banxia so long...?
Banxia
Banxia
*coughing* Why can't I... take off... my helmet...?
Banxia
Banxia
Why is my voice... like this...?
System
System
Banxia is trying to take the armor off but failed. It sticks to her so tight as if it's part of her body.
Banxia
Banxia
Can you help me check...? It feels like something's caught...
Options
Mara-struck...
What's wrong?
Bailu
Bailu
But she still has her senses.
Banxia
Banxia
...Has the mara taken hold? That was quite... sudden.
Banxia
Banxia
But I still remember him... and I remember both of you...
Banxia
Banxia
Lady Bailu, is this a result of your healing? Thank you. If it weren't for you...
Bailu
Bailu
Don't thank me! It's my fault... I couldn't preserve you the way you were.
Banxia
Banxia
You can't cure someone stricken with mara. It's already a miracle that I still have my senses... that I can talk to you.
Banxia
Banxia
Hey, do you still remember what I said earlier? If the time comes...
Options
Yes, I remember.
Is now a good time for this?
Banxia
Banxia
...Let's go while I still have my senses.

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Banxia
Banxia
Where are you going? We need to get through that sentry post pronto!
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Banxia
Banxia
Where are you going? We need to get through that sentry post pronto!

Banxia's mara symptoms are acting up, help her get there slowly

Banxia seems to be at her limits, but you understand clearly that she shouldn't stop now. Hopefully her sweetheart is there waiting for her.
Based on your limited experience, not many can keep their sanity intact like Banxia at this stage.
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Options
Let's go.
She wants to see him for the last time.
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Step aside, let Banxia "come alone"

You reach the destination, but the cautious Liangmu insists to have Banxia "come alone," so you should step aside for a while.
There's no time to argue about it, so just trust Banxia for this.
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Banxia
Banxia
Liangmu...!
Man
Man
M—Monster...!
Banxia
Banxia
Liang... mu...
Man
Man
H—Help...!
Bailu
Bailu
Oh no! Let's hurry over.

Check out what happened to Banxia

You hear cries for help, it was a man's voice. Go and help him out.
Is that man Banxia's lover, Liangmu?
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Banxia
Banxia
I... can't hold on any longer...
Banxia
Banxia
Do it... don't forget... the promise!
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Combat

Bailu
Bailu
...
Bailu
Bailu
Do you think she saw him one last time?
Options
Seems likely.
Yes, but I doubt he recognized her.
Bailu
Bailu
I hope so...
Bailu
Bailu
Grownups are complicated, huh...
Bailu
Bailu
Let's keep heading in this direction until we find him.

Continue and look for Banxia's sweetheart

No matter what, the goal of your trip is to complete your deal with Banxia — having Bailu cure Banxia's lover. Go look for him.
He might have left because he was scared of the Mara-struck monsters, but this will cause him lifelong regret.
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Liangmu
Liangmu
Are you from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus or the Ten-Lords Commission? Don't touch me! I didn't do anything!
Options
Banxia sent us.
You don't get to decide that!
Bailu
Bailu
That's right. I'm here to heal you.
Bailu
Bailu
Stop trying to scare him! It won't help the situation.
Bailu
Bailu
I'm Bailu. Banxia sent me to heal you.
Liangmu
Liangmu
*sigh* You're finally here... First I was being chased by the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, then I ran into the Cloud Knights. Then, I thought I heard Banxia's voice, but I ran straight into a monster. What a day!
Liangmu
Liangmu
But if Banxia sent you, then... where is she? Isn't she with you?
Bailu
Bailu
({NICKNAME}, what do you think? Should we tell him the truth?)
Options
That mara-struck monster just now was Banxia.
Banxia was busy — she couldn't make time to come.
Liangmu
Liangmu
What!? That monster armed to the teeth? That was Banxia? You're lying.
Bailu
Bailu
It's true. She had to disguise herself in order to meet you.
Liangmu
Liangmu
How is that possible...?
Liangmu
Liangmu
Could you take me there? ...Just to confirm?
Liangmu
Liangmu
Is that so? *sigh* She's always so busy in the Alchemy Commission.
Bailu
Bailu
Miss Banxia... she...
Liangmu
Liangmu
Hey, little girl, no need for tears. It's no big deal.
Liangmu
Liangmu
I did want to meet Banxia, but I know how busy she is. She must have had a good reason for sending you.
Bailu
Bailu
I promised Banxia... that I'd heal you for her.
Liangmu
Liangmu
It's alright, it's alright... take a breath. You must've been through a lot to get here.
System
System
Liangmu narrates how he thought he heard Banxia shouting, but then ran into a monster.
Bailu
Bailu
...Strange things are happening on the Luofu these days... What happened to you isn't so surprising.
Liangmu
Liangmu
What a shame — I've been waiting for her for so long... I can't believe she couldn't make it. Did she ask you to bring me anything?
Options
I'm afraid not.
She just asked Bailu to heal you.
Liangmu
Liangmu
I see. Well, it's good that you're here in person — this is no simple matter.
Liangmu
Liangmu
Your reputation precedes you, Healer Lady... Sorry to trouble you, please begin the healing whenever you're ready.
System
System
Bailu healed the Outworlder. Compared to being Mara-struck, his illness is but a common disease.
System
System
After finishing the treatment, you left Cloudford and asked the Cloud Knights to take care of the remains of the Mara-struck soldier.
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Lead the man to find Banxia's body

Evidently, Liangmu didn't know the Mara-struck soldier was Banxia, but he was still eager to return to her side.
You don't know the story between them, but at least this tells you he was a loyal person...
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Liangmu
Liangmu
...This is Banxia? This hideous creature?
Bailu
Bailu
Hey! I know you're probably in shock, but—
System
System
You tell Liangmu everything about what happened on the way over.
System
System
In order to see Liangmu for the very last time, she donned the armor that could never be taken off.
Liangmu
Liangmu
She changed out of her original clothes, right? *sigh* There's no point in searching the body, then.
Liangmu
Liangmu
Did she give you any secret boxes or letters?
Bailu
Bailu
S—Search for what?
Liangmu
Liangmu
You don't know? Ugh, she left me with nothing. Was she playing me this whole time!?
Options
What did she say she'd bring you?
Isn't she your sweetheart?
Liangmu
Liangmu
A list of the names of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.
Liangmu
Liangmu
With that list I'd be able to blackmail the Disciples into giving me the elixir of immortality... or I could submit the list to the Cloud Knights to avoid banishment from the Xianzhou.
Liangmu
Liangmu
That woman promised me countless times... In the end, I finally trusted her — I genuinely thought she'd offer me change.
Liangmu
Liangmu
But in the end, she failed at the most important hurdle... or maybe she failed from the very beginning. She probably lied to you too.
Options
She succeeded.
Is being immortal the most important thing for you?
Liangmu
Liangmu
Are you the type of people that help someone who tricked you? I don't think so.
Liangmu
Liangmu
Of course not. I have more important matters in places other than the Xianzhou. Elixirs and immortality are just a means to an end. I won't stay on the Luofu.
Bailu
Bailu
...
Liangmu
Liangmu
Sweetheart?
Liangmu
Liangmu
That was her wishful thinking — I wasn't interested in the slightest. No way, you thought so too?
Bailu
Bailu
Heal...
Liangmu
Liangmu
What?
Bailu
Bailu
Let me heal you so I never have to lay eyes on you again!
Liangmu
Liangmu
Huh?
Options
Really? Do we still have to heal this guy?
Just shut up and let Lady Bailu heal you!
Wait, can I beat him up first?
Bailu
Bailu
...I promised Banxia.
Liangmu
Liangmu
Ridiculous! That woman tricked all of us. You should've told her to take a—
Bailu
Bailu
SHUT! YOUR! MOUTH!
System
System
Bailu healed the Outworlder begrudgingly. Compared to being Mara-struck, his illness is but a common disease.
System
System
After finishing the treatment, you left Cloudford and asked the Cloud Knights to take care of the remains of the Mara-struck soldier.
Bailu
Bailu
And move away from Banxia, now!
Liangmu
Liangmu
Ridiculous! That woman tricked all of us. You should've told her to take a—
Bailu
Bailu
SHUT! YOUR! MOUTH!
System
System
Bailu healed the Outworlder begrudgingly. Compared to being Mara-struck, his illness is but a common disease.
System
System
After finishing the treatment, you left Cloudford and asked the Cloud Knights to take care of the remains of the Mara-struck soldier.
Bailu
Bailu
Great idea! Seeing as I'm due to heal him anyway... Do your worst!
Options
Well said!
Liangmu
Liangmu
Wait... wh—what are you doing?
System
System
You and Bailu taught this deceitful Outworlder a harsh but well-deserved lesson.
System
System
Then, Bailu healed the Outworlder begrudgingly again. Compared to being Mara-struck, his illness is but a common disease.
System
System
After finishing the treatment, you left Cloudford and asked the Cloud Knights to take care of the remains of the Mara-struck soldier.
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